Global Politics Pundit Pillows

'We feel your pain. Buy a meal - We'll add it to your national debt.'

Gorbachev Changed the World

"Why are the stupid Europeans grumbling about TTIP? I mean, if the US food standards are good enough for us Americans, they're good enough for Europeans, too!"

"So what kind of mood is he in?"

"Oh, I'll be bi-partisan alright, punishing both sides of the aisle."

"Nation-building never works."

Hate Platforms

In the Guru District

They're Not Just That Into It

'Can't they just switch to smaller barrels?'

'To most people, 1984 is just a novel; around here it's our instruction manual.'

Neo-International Law

News and Magazines. Celebrity gossip. Sports scandals. Political bickering. We're out of the "information age" and well into the "too much information age"!

"You may have been the victim of a mis-sold PFI contract."

Israel/Palestine Conflict

CEO du Jour

Difference of Opinion

"We're suing you under equal opportunities legislation for failure to represent our rights"

'Thank heavens! For a minute there I thought it was the news!'

"Whoever made Keir Starmer did a sound professional job."

"Basically, your new job here at the Treasury Department implementing the bailout is simple, Grayson, just grab and armful of money and run..."

Where does it all end up?

Library - Political Science section - 'What to do until the spin doctor comes'

Trump Poutine

US and the EU

"Gas. Regular. Premium. Super. You don’t want to know."

'I look forward to a bigger and bolder vision in my 2nd term.'

"Mom, I'm bored. Do you know something I can get hysterical and panicky about?"

"I'm as progressive as they come, except for my money. No one touches my money."

'I'm afraid the cuts are beginning to bite!'

First you're a law student, then you're a lawyer, then you're a judge, then you're a politician, then you're a criminal.

New company policy...next time you miss a meeting I need a note from a doctor or a subpoena from a judge.

Matryoshka/ Russian Gas Cylinders

"That's not a knife crime initiative. That's a knife crime initiative!"

"As I see it, 'Crazy politics' - like not voting on a supreme court nominee - is better than a complete government shutdown."